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🦌 Did you know our trash is a serious problem for our wildlife?
Not only can food bags and containers travel into yards, beaches, forests, and more, putting deer, foxes, squirrels, birds, raccoons, and other wild animals at risk, but wildlife and fish can also get tangled in, caught in, and suffocate in all types of trash – – just like this raccoon whose head got stuck in a peanut butter jar.
City of Hamilton Animal Services in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada reports that luckily this raccoon was saved by Officer Joey who was able to remove his head from the peanut butter jar.
Not every story of injured wildlife ends so well.
So, what can you do?
✔️ Cut up your food bags before you dispose of them
✔️ Never leave trash outside, no matter where you are
✔️ Pack any food you take outside of the home in plastic containers rather than plastic bags
✔️ Cut up all string, rope, netting, fishing line, and plastic drink holders before disposing of them
✔️ Crush all drink cans and food cans
✔️ Screw lids tightly on jars and containers
✔️ If you see an animal, bird, fish, or pet in distress, please try to help them or call for help
Little changes can save the lives of many wild animals! ❤️
Photos from City of Hamilton Animal Services.
